PRIMAL FEAR Recruits SILENT FORCE Guitarist For Upcoming Tour

September 17, 2007

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update:

"Because of important family obligations, guitarist Stefan Leibing cannot play all shows of the forthcoming U.D.O./PRIMAL FEAR double headliner tour. His substitute is a well-known face — PRIMAL FEAR have recruited well known guitar-slinger Alex Beyrodt for the European dates. Alex was part of the PRIMAL FEAR touring band in 1999/2000 b/w the 'Jaws Of Death' tour and longtime guitarist in SINNER. Stefan Leibing will play the co-headlining show at the ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta. Alex will play his first show with PRIMAL FEAR on October 13th, 2007 in Geleen/Netherlands. Stefan will be back with the band for the Japan tour."

"PRIMAL FEAR's new album, 'New Religion', will be released in Europe and other parts of the world on September 21/24 — another reason to announce the premiere of the second video clip from the new album.

"We will premiere the newest video clip of the 'New Religion' album — 'Sign Of Fear' — on Thursday, September 20!"

PRIMAL FEAR recently released the first video off "New Religion" — for the song "Fighting The Darkness". Watch it below. Guest musicians on the album include Magnus Karlsson (STARBREAKER, ALLEN/LANDE),Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) and Simone Simons (EPICA).

"New Religion" track listing:

01. Sign Of Fear
02. Face The Emptiness
03. Everytime It Rains
04. New Religion
05. Fighting The Darkness:
a) Fighting The Darkness
b) The Darkness
c) Reprise
06. Blood On Your Hands
07. The Curse Of Sharon
08. Too Much Time
09. Psycho
10. World On Fire
11. The Man (That I Don't Know)

Check out audio samples at this location.

PRIMAL FEAR recently extended its ten-year partnership with Warner/Chappell Publishing for a minimum of three more albums and five years.

PRIMAL FEAR released a "best of" collection, entitled "Metal is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear", in Europe on September 29, 2006 via the band's previous label, Nuclear Blast Records (with whom they parted ways earlier in the year). The album's artwork was created by Stephan Lohrmann, who was also responsible for the cover of PRIMAL FEAR's "Black Sun" album. The 16-track compilation also includes a special bonus CD of "classic metal tracks." The CD was issued in North America on April 2, 2007.

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